British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[mrduplicity]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: Replacement (cancelled my less than a year old passport due to it being lost/stolen )
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13/09/2021
Identity verified: 13/09/2021
Documents sent: 14/09/2021
Date application received by HMPO: 15/09/2021
Application being processed: 17/09/2021
Location of HMPO Office involved: Newport
Application approved: 13/10/2021
Date of Passport Receipt: 15/10/2021
Date of return of documents: pending (TNT says it will be delivered 18/10/2021)

[Hari011]

First child passports after registration.

From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: BOOTLE
Online application submitted: 01/09/2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 02/09/2021
Documents posted: 03/09/2021
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 08/09/2021
Application being processed: 01/10/2021
Application approved: Waiting
Print and send: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Return document: Waiting

[ealingfox]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 31/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 31/08/2021
Identity verified: 31/08/2021
Application received: 31/08/2021
Documents delivered according to Royal Mail: 02/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 07/09/2021
Application approved: 29/09/2021
Passport printed: 29/09/2021
Passport received: 04/10/2021
Documents received: 08/10/2021

I can't thank everyone here enough for sharing Citizenship and Passport timelines!!! This is an anxiety ridden process and being able to look at people's timelines made me feel like I wasn't the only one sitting around and waiting. Thank you and good luck to everyone!

[doddle]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send at the Post Office
Date of application: 7 Sep 2021
Date application received by HMPO: 7 Sep 2021
Location of HMPO Office involved: N/A as Post Office sent docs
Docs received at HMPO office (Royal Mail): 8 Sep
Docs received at HMPO office (their records): 16 Sep
Application approved: 3pm on 7 Oct
Passport printed and sent: 7.34pm on 7 Oct
Passport received: 11 Oct
Supporting documents received: 19 Oct

Just a note on TNT, I paid extra for them to return my supporting documents as well. The online link for my passport delivery updated yesterday, with today's date as the delivery. This morning I received an email from TNT that they were delivering today. So not a lot of warning - make sure to keep checking the tracking details every day! Then I almost missed the delivery this morning because I didn't hear when they rang the bell, but that's another story... Thanks to all the moderators and everyone posting their timelines, it's been super useful!! Now a big sigh of relief and good luck to everyone!!

[Simre]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 19/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 19/09/2021
Identity verified: 24/09/2021
Application received: 24/09/2021
Document sent: 25/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO: 30/09/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[nevsito]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - first passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/10/2021
Identity verified: 19/10/2021
Documents sent: 20/10/2021
Date application received by HMPO:
Location of HMPO Office involved:
Application approved:
Date of Passport Receipt:
Date of return of documents:

[Mrsdoc]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO BOOTLE
Online Application submitted:10/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity:10/09/201 @8:12 pm
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 10/09/2021 @8:25pm
Identity verified by person:11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Application received: 11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Documents posted to HMPO BOOTLE : 13/09/2021 @7:17 am(Royal Mail next day Special Delivery Guarantee before 1 pm)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 15/09/2021 @10:12 am (not quite the “next day delivery”).
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO:19/09/2021 @11:50 am (on Sunday).

Application approved: 9th of October on Saturday
Passport printed and sent:12th of October
Passport received: 13th of October (delivered by TNT at 12:45 pm) ,no signature required, posted through a letterbox.
Documents received: 20/10/21

And I’m finally done

[simujaet]

Application Timeline: subbmitted- 16/09/2021
Passport for: Adult / Minor- passport for minor
Ask someone to verify identity;16/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming identy:16/09/2021
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal - first passport
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal -online
Date of application: 16/09/2021
Date application received by -20/09/2021
Location of IPS Office involved: Bootle
Date of documents received:27/09/2021
Identity details verified :20/09/2021
Date of Passport Approved:16/10/2021
Date of printed and send:18/10/2021
Date Passport received:20/10/2021
Date of Documents returned and received:waiting

thank you everyone for helping through this journey .its done .done done.phew.keep the good job up guys.

[Simre]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 19/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 19/09/2021
Identity verified: 24/09/2021
Application received: 24/09/2021
Documents sent: 25/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 30/09/2021
Application approved: 24/10/2021 @8:25 am
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[Fridrik8888]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough HMPO
Online application submitted:28/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 28/09/2021
Identity verified: 28/09/2021
Application received: 28/09/2021
Documents sent: 30/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12/10/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online Application submitted: 22/10/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 22/10/2021
Identity verified: 22/10/2021
Application received: 22/10/2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail: 25/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

Sent previous expired passport & photocopy of all pages of current passport. Included a note on why I can't be without my current passport for that long.

[ogogzy]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 23/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 23/09/2021
Identity verified: 23/09/2021
Application received: 23/09/2021
Documents sent: 25/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 05/10/2021
Application approved: 25/10/2021
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[KJFH]

Type: 1st adult passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 23/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 25/10/2021
Identity verified: 25/10/2021
Application received: 25/10/2021
Documents sent: 25/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: waiting
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[Simre]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 19/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 19/09/2021
Identity verified: 24/09/2021
Application received: 24/09/2021
Documents sent: 25/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 30/09/2021
Application approved: 24/10/2021 @8:25 am
Passport printed: 25/10/2021 @20:23
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[mahboob]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Application submitted : 23/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 25/09/2021
Identity verified: 25/09/2021
Application received: 25/09/2021
Documents delivered according to Royal Mail: 29/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 5/10/2021
Application approved: 25/10/2021
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

Thanks everyone

[fielddrive]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Online Application: 17 September 2021
Identity email sent: 17 September 2021
Identity details verified and received: 17 September 2021
Application received: 17 September 2021
Documents sent: 17 September 2021 (by Royal Mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 20 September 2021
Documents received: 24 September 2021
Application in Process: 13 October 2021
Application approved: 25 October 2021
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Abikemi]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 14/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Document sent: 14/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:19/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: passport printed and sent 13/10/2021
Passport received: passport received 14/10/2021
Document received: 26/10/2021

Thanks to everyone on this platform for your kindness and support all through this journey.
Thank God it ends in praise, a journey of 17years. Glory be God

[zaikazoo]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

support documents received: waiting
Passport received: 25 October 2021
Passport printed and sent 18 October 2021
Application approved 15 October 2021
Documents received 24 September 2021
Application received 17 September 2021
Identity details received 17 September 2021
Application submitted 17 September 2021

[Tracy78]

1.Application submitted10:52pm 14 September 2021
2.Documents sent (Royal mail) : 16 September 2021
3.Documents received by HMPO : 8:56am on 23 September 2021
4.Application being processed10:02am on 15 October 2021
5 .Application approved10:27am on 25 October 2021
6.Passport printed and sent10:46am on 26 October 2021
7.Passport received: 27th October
8.Documents received: pending
Thank you everyone for sharing information. THIS THE END OF 9 YEARS JOURNEY.
I AM BRITISH AND HAVE MY PASSPORT Y

[Simre]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 19/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 19/09/2021
Identity verified: 24/09/2021
Application received: 24/09/2021
Documents sent: 25/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 30/09/2021
Application approved: 24/10/2021 @8:25 am
Passport printed: 25/10/2021 @20:23
Passport received: 27/10/2021 via TNT posted through letter box no signature required
Documents received: waiting

[Usha Palyda]

Type: First child passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 01/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 03/09/2021
Identity verified: 08/09/2021
Application received: 08/09/2021
Document sent: 08/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:18/09/2021
Additional documents asked (Birth Certificate): 08/10/2021
Additional documents sent: 08/10/2021 which was received by HMPO on 11/10/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: passport printed and sent 12/10/2021
Passport received: passport received 14/10/2021
Document received: 27/10/2021

Update for supporting documents.
I saw additional TNT reference number under tracking with application reference number on 23/10/2021 (Saturday)

Thanks to all the contributors on this forum, it really helps.

[kiebur]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation

Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO BOOTLE
Online Application submitted: 02/10/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 03/10/2021
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 03/10/2021
Identity verified by person: 04/10/2021
Application received: 04/10/2021
Documents posted to HMPO BOOTLE : 04/10/2021
Documents received for at HMPO Bootle: 11/10/2021

Application approved : WAITING
Documents received : WAITING

The Bootle is the slowest one in my opinion, keep waiting..... Wait for the natrusaltion then wait for the passport then wait for the documents to be sent back.. then wait for the renewal of the other passport..

Once I am approved, I will post it again and thank you for everyone who share their timelines here!

[Duran212]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application: 2 October 2021
Identity email sent: 2 October 2021
Identity details verified and received: 3 October 2021
Application received: 3 October 2021
Documents sent: 3 October 2021 (by Royal Mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 4 October 2021
Documents received: 8 October 2021
Application in Process: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[yomishu]

Type: Name change - British Passport
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application: 28 September 2021
Identity email sent: Not required
Identity details verified and received: Not required
Application received: 28 September 2021
Documents sent: 1 October 2021 (by Royal Mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 4 October 2021
Documents received: 8 October 2021
Application in Process: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

I was expecting the name change for British passport to be a quick process - standard 4 weeks time but it looks like Bootle HMPO is really slow since its been 14 working days and my application isn't even in process stage .

[fielddrive]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Online Application: 17 September 2021
Identity email sent: 17 September 2021
Identity details verified and received: 17 September 2021
Application received: 17 September 2021
Documents sent: 17 September 2021 (by Royal Mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 20 September 2021
Documents received: 24 September 2021
Application in Process: 13 October 2021
Application approved: 25 October 2021
Passport printed and sent: 26 October 2021
Passport received: 27 October 2021
Documents received: 28 October 2021

Requested supporting documents to be sent with the passport and they had put a note for the examiner.